Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-29
PersnnnIs md Rriefs.

Personals and Briefs.
Major James d. Patton on Sunday re-
turned to the city from his European
trip.
Colonel John W. Volt, editor Of the
Fredericksburg Free Lance, was in the
city yesterday.
Mr.. Walker Hill, late cashier Of the
City Bank. left here yesterday for st.
Louis, his future home.
Mr. Il. A. Bourne, general suporin-
tendcnt Of the Old Dominion Steamship
Line, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Meade Haskins has been sum-
moned TO bis old home, Brunswick conn
ty, 10y the serious illness OF his father.
The dcccnniel anniversary of Virginia
Council. No. 26, Royal Arcanum, will be
celebrated at Mozart Academy Thursday
evening.
Mrs. Edward Payson Hall. of Wash
ington, formerly Miss Lena Watkins, OF
this city, is visiting Mr. Claiborne Wat
kins, GA west Grace street.
Squire Jonathan, Of Henrico, was
called upon yesterday to view the body
of colored infant found near the city.
There were no signs Of foul play.
Mr.. William Flcgenheimer has re-
turned from New York, where he went
as a delegate to the convention OF tie
Independent Order Of Sons Of Israel.
The suit Of the Schmidlapp Live. Oak
Distillcry Company, tried in the Circuit
Court Saturday, was against ID. Donati
A. Brother, instead OF ]. Donatl N
Brother, as reported.
4 suit for $, 900 damages was institu-
ted in the Hcnrico Circuit Court yester-
Gav against the WesthGm Granite Com
p.nv by one Of the former employees
who received injuries while at work.
Mr.. GEORGE Bryan leaves here to-
night for Stanton to attend the mar
race on Thursday Of his brother, Rev.
". $. Plummer Bryan, Of Asheylle, y.
C.. and Miss Alice Reid, Of Staunton,
stcpdaughter of General Echols, vice
president OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway Company.
Church Hill Lodge, No. 81, Inde-
pendent Order Of Good Templars. at its
last regular meeting elected Mr.. and
Mrs. James f. Taylor and Mr.. Morgan
z. Mills delegates TO the Grand Lodge
of Independent Order Of Good Tem-
plars, which coEvcnos Gt Charlottesville
on the 9Th of December,
The Committee on Accounts and
Printing met last evening at = o'clock.
Present: Mcssrs. Bowden Chairman
and BRYAN, and the clerk, Air. l.. II.
Fisher. Noquorum being present after
consultation the Chairman c1lled meet
ing this afternoon at / o'clock at Mr..
Bryan's Office, Goddin's Hall.
Mr.. W. l.. Sheppard, whose fame is
established as an artist, and especially as
an illustrator OF books and magazine
articles, appears in HlupcrS IIccllg OF
the 2Cth as a story-writer. His sketch IS
"Shedrick the Fiddler and, with pen
and pencil, he successfully delineates the
negro character This isn't Mr.. Shep-
pards first story by any means, but 1t is
one of his best
At a meeting Of Thomas Brennan
Branch, No. 4l3, Irish National League
of America. held Sunday afternoon at
Cathedral Hall it was determined tt
disband the old league, and committee
consisting of Mcssrs. A. ". Rosene. b.
n. Berry, !. ". Ryall William DaGron,
z. !. Reilly, aud +. c. Murphy, was
appointed 10 report plan Of recreaniza
ton at a mass-meeting to be held next
Sunday.
The gentlemen who are being urgeC
for the position OF Chancery Judge o.
Richmond are the present incumbent
LJudpe Holladsy), the former judge
(Hon. f. II. Fit2hugh), james {. Lamb
editor Of the LQr JoarUaL jackson
Guy. ESQ, and Mr.. j. Randolph
Tucker Jr For Judge Of the HusiiDg.
Court The names of Mossrs. Bev. l.
Crump, James Lyons, Jr., Samuel l.
Witt, and d. c. Richardson are men
/ toned
The funeral of Mrs Kate Eilyson Bis
sett took place from St. Peters Cathe
dral yesterday morning, and the service
were conducted 10y Bishop kcane ans
Father Van de Nyver The Bisbol
preached a sermon III which ne spoke
very tcndehy indeed OF the deceased
whom he had long known, and he con
Quoted the concluding services at tn'
grave. The attendance OF souovlnl
friends was large, and there were grea
number Of floral offerings.